(fax) 2350 4 - initial impressions

[Krackmonster]

Finally got 2350 Broadway 4 and I've been listening to it all week.

Truly awesome. Classic ambient and the best release in the new phase
of FAX. Upon first listening it overwhelms as aimless
non-distinguishable ambient synth going every which way but after a
few listens, you come to grasp the fine details within the pieces. THIS is the
release you'll want to hear in 5.1.

Didn't find this comparable to 2350 1 which was more cold and abstract
but rather the lush quality that made FAX great much later on.

Black Dust is still a new fav since first listen
And I still don't get Air V: boring and Tying Tiffany's vocals sound
rather pretenious and uninspired to me.

Kracker

Thursday, February 8, 2007, 5:38:00 AM, you wrote:

TC> I got my FAX batch the other day: 2350 4, Black Dust, Air 5.

TC> I've been listening to those 3 almost exclusively for a few days (in DTS,
TC> where available).  I gave it a few days before posting because at first I
TC> was disappointed with all of them!

TC> 2350 4:

TC> On the very first listen, track 1 jumped out at me immediately with some
TC> brilliant moments like around 3:00.  I heard those sweeps -- beautiful --
TC> then glanced at the tracklist: "Hear The Sun", how completely appropriate.
TC> It just perfectly fit the sound.

TC> After the ablum was done, my first impression was like someone already
TC> said: drifting ambient, nothing special.  There were great bits on 1 and 6
TC> but I got bored in between.  To me, this is like 2350 1: pleasant, 
TC> listenable, but shapeless and nowhere-going.  Perhaps I was hoping for
TC> more of 2350 3, not 1.

TC> So, I gave it 10 more listens, to be fair.  I'm trying to accelerate the
TC> "growing on" process from 4 years down to 4 days.  :-)

TC> I'm starting to like it more, but for me it's still all about t1 and t6.
TC> t6 at 5:00+ is quite moving.  The other tracks tend to just blend 
TC> together.  There are bits on 2 and 4 that stand out, but nothing I can put
TC> my finger on.  I did like the reversed-sound noises in 2, a la old Inoue:
TC> a nice throwback.  I'm also having great difficulty separating the PK bits
TC> from the TI bits; I'm not sure who's contributing what, but maybe that's a
TC> good thing!

TC> Bottom line: needs more time to grow.  Nice that it's fairly long and each
TC> track is given enough time.  I'll have to wait until I can play it in DTS
TC> *loud* before deciding if the DTS really adds to it or not.  I probably
TC> would rate this equal to or slightly above 2350 1, but nowhere near 2350
TC> 3.  I think it's a boon to big fans of 1 and drifting ambient.  Those of
TC> us who want more structure and goings-on may be a tad disappointed.

TC> PS: great track titles!
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